The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1887-01-27
PecuIiarftcs OF some Weli-known Sen.
nfOrs.

uestrldnlsnl III tHe sSenabe, anu III THAI
exercise now rivals Mr.. Ingalls,. Here
tofore Mr.. Payne has confined himself
to attitudes and exercises. He either
sat low down in his chair, with his
left elbow on the chair arm and his
hand scooped over his ear as he list
ened to his brother Senator, or he sat
With crossed legs, slowly pulling a
string through his fingers. This he
did 80 often that it became matter of
remark that he must either carry a
string with him or keep one III his
desk. Sometimes he varied the ex.
erciss with the string by taking one
end in his teeth and running it down
with the thumb and forefingef of each
hand alternately. Now he takes to
walking with his hands ciasped be-
him He and ingalls, walk back and
forth, passing each other in the center
of the lobby, as two criminals in cage
walk back and forth, their paths
crossing in the Senate until you get
dizzy looking at them.
While Mr.. Payne walks there is a
slight falling Of the mercury in the
Senate thermometers, and Mr..
Edmunds enters. He goes straight to
his seat, arranges some papers with
mathematical exactness in the middle
of his desk, and sinks back in the atti-
tude which is habitual with him-his
legs crossed, his chin sunk on his chest,
his hands clasped, and the balls of his
thumbs pressed against each ether.
The top OF the Senator's head is very
red, and he shows a tendency to drow-
sinsss, which isn't to be wondered at
considering that Mr.. Blair is making IA
speech.
The report comes from people very
near to Mr.. Edmunds that he is not
pleased with his relations to the Re-
publican party, nor the position his
course in the last campaign has put
him in. The bitter opposition to him
ia Vermont by large number of the
party in that State, aud the harsh
criticism from party organs and leaders
throughout the country, made him un-
happy. II was new experience to
him to hear anything hut words Of ad-
mration and praise from Republicans,
aud it was disagreeable one. During
the last session he was an extreme par
tizan on all party sr political matters,
and he appears to lie striving thus ses-
sion to outdo, in this respect,
his record in the last 1t is a
race between him and Mr.. Hoar as to
who shall be the 6ercest party man
Now and then, when Mr.. Eimunds
make some particularly fierce display
Of Republicanism. Mr.. Hoar will give
a ilirL or two towhat the Democratic
brethern are please ta call the bloody
shirt, Just to show that his flag is still
there, and he does not propose to be
beaten in yism by any cold blooded
Mugwunp Republican from Vermont.
be he never so penitent
Mr.. Evarts comes in like fossilized
antique. / don't know what that is,
but the name conveys an idea. He
has on "dickey" and black stock.
He drops his small. thin figure into
his chair, rests his sharp chin ON his
hand, turns his huge nose towards
MIR. Edmund's seat, and gazes upon
the cold immobile countenance and
closed eyes Of the Vermont Senator.
Presently the latter appears to be-
come aware in his inner conscious
ness of the gaze of a rival legal lumin-
ary, and begins passing his thambs
slowly over each other in the process
called ".widdling," ending in giving